Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)
Overview
Smilla Jaspersen, half Danish, half Greenlander, attempts to understand the death of a small boy who falls from the roof of her apartment building. Suspecting wrongdoing, Smilla uncovers a trail of clues leading towards a secretive corporation that has made several mysterious expeditions to Greenland. Scenes from the film were shot in Copenhagen and western Greenland. The film was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival, where director Bille August was nominated for the Golden Bear.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $35,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2,372,903.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 11.745 |
Directed By
Bille August
Crew
Bille August
Peter Høeg
Martin Moszkowicz
Rosanne Korenberg
Jörgen Persson
Ann Biderman
Bernd Eichinger
Harry Gregson-Williams
Janus Billeskov Jansen
Guy Travers
Ole Kragh-Jacobsen
Bo Thomas
Arthur Wooster
Michael Kranz
Sy Holland
Terry Madden
Nick Lowe
Bjørn Ole Schroeder
Andreas Schneider
André Bendocchi-Alves
Adam Milo Smalley
Joo Fürst
Hubertus Rath
Jim Livolsi
Eva Claudius
Claudia Fröhlich
Penny Dyer
Del Baker
Stephan Fandrych
Hubertus Rath
Ilse Schwarzwald
Mouns Overgaard
Gabe Cronnelly
William Booker
Marianne Jul Hansen
Marco Scotti
Stephan Fandrych
Emma Pounds
Jamie Harcourt
Rolf Konow
Gerlinde Kunz
Brad Kuehn
Paul Weston
Horst Stadlinger
Mike Tiverios
Colin Wood
David Forman
Gerlinde Kunz
Malin Birch-Jensen
Horst Stadlinger
Deni Jordan
Hans Zimmer
Tim Wooster
TOP CAST
Julia Ormond
Smilla Jasperson
Gabriel Byrne
The Mechanic
Richard Harris
Dr. Andreas Tork
Jim Broadbent
Dr. Lagermann
Tom Wilkinson
Prof. Loyen
Robert Loggia
Moritz Jasperson
Vanessa Redgrave
Elsa Lübing
Bob Peck
Ravn
David Hayman
Telling
Peter Capaldi
Birgo Lander
Mario Adorf
Capt. Sigmund Lukas
Erik Holmey
Hansen
Matthew Marsh
Detective
Jürgen Vogel
Nils Jakkelsen
Charlotte Bradley
Mrs. Lagermann
Ona Fletcher
Inuit Jäger
Agga Olsen
Juliane Christiansen
Patrick Field
Polizist
Clipper Miano
Isaiah Christiansen
Emma Croft
Benja
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